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CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NEWS RELEASE
2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546
NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546 |
| FOR RELEASE: May 9, 2016 |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
FAX: (860) 594-3065
WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot |
Expect Significant Delays throughout the Week of Monday, May 9 through Thursday, May 12, 2016 as I-95 Southbound Traffic is Shifted into Final Alignment, and a Third Thru-lane is Opened Over the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing that activities related to roadway construction are expected to cause delays throughout the I-95 New Haven Corridor from Monday, May 9, through Thursday, May 12, 2016. Please plan ahead and consider alternate routes to get to your destination.
There will be lane closures on I-95 Southbound throughout the Traffic Shift. The Route 34 Eastbound off-ramp to I-95 Southbound, and the I-95 Southbound off-ramp to Sargent Drive, will be closed and detoured from 10 PM Monday, May 9 to 5 AM Tuesday, May 10; and again from 10 PM Wednesday, May 11 to 5 AM Thursday, May 12, 2016. Beginning at 5 AM Thursday, May 12, 2016, motorists should expect three operational thru-lanes of I-95 Southbound, traffic over the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge and extending through the Long Wharf area. For detour information and alternate routes, please visit www.i95newhaven.com. CTDOT encourages safe driving throughout the I-95 New Haven Corridor and asks motorists to follow posted speed limits to maintain safe and efficient traffic flow as construction continues.
There will be lane closures on I-95 Southbound throughout the Traffic Shift. The Route 34 Eastbound off-ramp to I-95 Southbound, and the I-95 Southbound off-ramp to Sargent Drive, will be closed and detoured from 10 PM Monday, May 9 to 5 AM Tuesday, May 10; and again from 10 PM Wednesday, May 11 to 5 AM Thursday, May 12, 2016. Beginning at 5 AM Thursday, May 12, 2016, motorists should expect three operational thru-lanes of I-95 Southbound, traffic over the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge and extending through the Long Wharf area. For detour information and alternate routes, please visit www.i95newhaven.com. CTDOT encourages safe driving throughout the I-95 New Haven Corridor and asks motorists to follow posted speed limits to maintain safe and efficient traffic flow as construction continues.
These construction activities are necessary to facilitate roadway construction as work progresses on the Reconstruction of the I-95 / I-91 / Route 34 Interchange and other projects that are part of the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing (NHHC) Corridor Improvement Program.